Hi,
I was just wonder what I should do to get back to the stock out of the box software. I plan on using this toolkit to unlock bootloader, flash recovery and root. I will be using the toolkit made by extream87.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/general/guide-return-opo-to-100-stock-t2826541
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Just wanted to say I finally was able to flash a recovery safely after the OTA update. I was always able to root after the OTA but I couldn't find the Loki file to flash the recovery. I flashed TWRP 2.6.3.3. I used an app called freegee and then an app called flashify. Recovery flashed safefly and I was able to make a clean back up. Just sharing my experience for those that are struggling.
This probably should be moved to another section. Thanks for sharing though.
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I apologize if this is in the wrong section. I figured it would be ok since it was ATT specific.
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i am currently on 4.4.2 with root and xposed framework already uninstalled from within the app, philz recovery mode.
when i try to install the 4.4.3 update (about 92 MB) it gives me an error on a specific apk (cannot remember exactly which one).
what are my best options? flash a stock 4.4.3 image and re root?
It's failing because of xposed. Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53109563
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jd1639 said:
It's failing because of xposed. Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53109563
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i am thinking and maybe the best for me is to make a fresh install (never did this before).
i have a couple of apps that i will need to have root and i also like keep the philz custom recovery
i never did this so i would like to know if it is safe to follow this guide:
How to flash a factory image | Return to stock | Unroot your Nexus 5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701
i do not want to brick this. if i follow that, will i keep philz custom recovery? note that i am currently on 4.4.2.
and to get root again (after a fresh install of 4.4.3) will flash supersu.zip again be enough?
xposed is not needed for me and because of that i am havi all these troubles now, want to avoid that later.
edit: if i flash the file you posted, will it give me all the options i am asking right?
cesar.maranhao said:
i am thinking and maybe the best for me is to make a fresh install (never did this before).
i have a couple of apps that i will need to have root and i also like keep the philz custom recovery
i never did this so i would like to know if it is safe to follow this guide:
How to flash a factory image | Return to stock | Unroot your Nexus 5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701
i do not want to brick this. if i follow that, will i keep philz custom recovery? note that i am currently on 4.4.2.
and to get root again (after a fresh install of 4.4.3) will flash supersu.zip again be enough?
xposed is not needed for me and because of that i am havi all these troubles now, want to avoid that later.
edit: if i flash the file you posted, will it give me all the options i am asking right?
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The link I gave you is the same as a clean install except you won't lose your data or custom recovery. You will lose root and will have to flash super su in your custom recovery. If you go with a complete clean install I'd use the link you posted. You'll have to flash a custom recovery via fastboot and then flash super su in it to root. My link will be simpler for you
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I recently upgraded to 4.4.3 myself. Everything you need is in the stickies my friend. Flash the stock 4.4.2 factory ROM through philz recovery. When you upgrade to 4.4.3 you will lose your custom recovery but the boot loader should still be unlocked (mine was). Its okay, there are two options to get philz recovery back. You can use fast boot commands with the phone in the boot loader menu connected to your PC. The command itself and how to set up android SDK is in the sticky called unlocking boot loader, rooting and flashing ROM (or something like that lol). Option two is to use the app flashify available from the playstore. It will back up your custom recovery and you can use that to reflash it after you upgrade. I have not used it myself as I prefer to just use the simple fastboot commands in the cmd menu.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507905
Follow this tutorial on how to get your recovery back. Also the phone will no longer be rooted. There is a link in that tut to the superuser zip. Flash it through the custom recovery after you install it. You'll be rooted on 4.4.3 in less than 15 minutes from start to finish
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I just flashed rastakat 4.4.2 then dirty flashed rastakat 4.4.3. Runs smooth and I lost nothing
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Tunderpimp said:
I just flashed rastakat 4.4.2 then dirty flashed rastakat 4.4.3. Runs smooth and I lost nothing
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That's nice. What's the price of beans in India?
Good morning!
So, yesterday evening I rooted my N5 with Towelroot, installed TWRP and then flashed the latest SuperSU! Everything went fine and now I want to install PA (4.4 RC1). But I'm not quite sure if I need to unlock the bootloader for that... I think that only needs to be done for a kernel. So what should I do? Leave it locked and flash PA, or unlock it and flash PA?
Also, if someone could set me up with the 4.4.3 gapps, that would be nice. I downloaded a file, but its not a mini version and only has 97MB. The full versions are a lot bigger if I remember correctly, aren't they?
Anyway thanks!
*edit: I'm currently on the 4.4.3 stock ROM. That means that I don't need to update my radio, because it should already be the latest version from the OTA... Correct me if In wrong though!
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Please can you ensure you ask questions in the questions section ?
The bootloader only needs to be unlocked to flash recovery which you need for rooting. This isn't an issue for you because you used the new exploit that means you can root without having to unlock the bootloader
Even though you've rooted already, I strongly urge you to read the pre root section in the thread shown in my signature to bump up your basic knowledge
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rootSU said:
Please can you ensure you ask questions in the questions section ?
The bootloader only needs to be unlocked to flash recovery which you need for rooting. This isn't an issue for you because you used the new exploit that means you can root without having to unlock the bootloader
Even though you've rooted already, I strongly urge you to read the pre root section in the thread shown in my signature to bump up your basic knowledge
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I do have basic knowledge (rooted my Nexus Phones before, every time with fastboot). I'm just asking if it is important to unlock the hootloader before flashing a ROM, as I'm not sure. Sorry for posting in the false section...
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julbra18 said:
I do have basic knowledge (rooted my Nexus Phones before, every time with fastboot). I'm just asking if it is important to unlock the hootloader before flashing a ROM, as I'm not sure. Sorry for posting in the false section...
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You can install custom ROMs, but only ROMs based on stock firmware and using stock kernel. ROMs like CyanogenMod, you can't install at all because you cannot flash the custom kernel that comes with it. Unlocked bootloader allows you to install unsigned kernels onto your phone.
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You can install custom ROMs, but only ROMs based on stock firmware and using stock kernel. ROMs like CyanogenMod, you can't install at all because you cannot flash the custom kernel that comes with it. Unlocked bootloader allows you to install unsigned kernels onto your phone.
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Where did you get this information? My bootloader is locked and I can flash all kernels via recovery
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Where did you get this information? My bootloader is locked and I can flash all kernels via recovery
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Isn't that the case, or have I been misinformed? I left my boot loader unlocked since the day I was rooted, mostly because of that fact (I remembered reading it somewhere) and also because I can't do a RMA.
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fxdil said:
Isn't that the case, or have I been misinformed? I left my boot loader unlocked since the day I was rooted, mostly because of that fact (I remembered reading it somewhere) and also because I can't do a RMA.
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You unlock the bootloader to flash a custom recovery. You flash kernels/ROMs in a custom recovery, not in bootloader.
Also this thread is in the wrong section.
So, if I just unlock my bootloader with bootunlock I won't have any problems?
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julbra18 said:
So, if I just unlock my bootloader with bootunlock I won't have any problems?
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Sure. Also you wont have any problems if you DON'T unlock your bootloader
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Lethargy said:
You unlock the bootloader to flash a custom recovery. You flash kernels/ROMs in a custom recovery, not in bootloader.
Also this thread is in the wrong section.
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That was where I was getting at, since I learnt to root using the manual way and not using a toolkit, I had to unlock my bootloader first before flashing a custom recovery. Never occurred to me to relock it.
(if I made a mistake somewhere, I apologized. I'm still learning, and learnt something new today!)
rootSU said:
Sure. Also you wont have any problems if you DON'T unlock your bootloader
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I'll try it with the locked one first, I can change it later on anyways! Thanks for your help!
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fxdil said:
That was where I was getting at, since I learnt to root using the manual way and not using a toolkit, I had to unlock my bootloader first before flashing a custom recovery. Never occurred to me to relock it.
(if I made a mistake somewhere, I apologized. I'm still learning, and learnt something new today!)
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You can flash a kernel/ROM in a custom recovery regardless bootloader state, but the bootloader needs to be unlocked to use fastboot (i.e. flash the custom recovery in the first place). A bunch of people relock their bootloader with an app (and unlock when necessary, doesn't delete internal storage through this method) for extra security (internal storage wipes if bootloader is unlocked via fastboot).
Im getting a used N5 this week its already factory unlocked reset and Tmo and on 5.1. My question is in order to root and recovery do i just do the nexus toolkit backup N5 for 5.1 and unlock bootloader then root and recovery?
cell2011 said:
Im getting a used N5 this week its already factory unlocked reset and Tmo and on 5.1. My question is in order to root and recovery do i just do the nexus toolkit backup N5 for 5.1 and unlock bootloader then root and recovery?
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Why would you backup a second-handed n5 which you never used?
I know nothing about toolkits, but here is how I do if I am doing the whole thing from zero:
I download and install 15 secs inataller http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
I download google usb drivers http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html
I download twrp http://dl.twrp.me/hammerhead/
I press and hold power+volume_down keys until my phone reboots to fastboot mode.
I comnect the phone.
I go to device manager and install the google usb drivers for the new unknown device.
I open CMD
I type fastboot oem unlock
Select yes on the phone
I restart the phone and let it boot up
I copy the latest supersu zip to the phone http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu
I reboot it to fastboot mode again
I cd to that folder in the CMD window where the twrp recovery image is.
I start typing fastboot flash tw and press the tab key to fill the rest of the twrp filename
I reboot the phone to recovery
I flash the supersu zip
Can someone chime in on using NRT 5.1 root and recovery and unlock bootloader? The phone is running factory 5.1 no root or recovery or unlocked bootloader just unlocked phone
cell2011 said:
Can someone chime in on using NRT 5.1 root and recovery and unlock bootloader? The phone is running factory 5.1 no root or recovery or unlocked bootloader just unlocked phone
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I have to agree with bitdomo. It's much better not use the tool kit as you'll learn more about your device and how to get out of trouble down the road. There's a very good tut in the general forum on how to unlock the bootloader and root,http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47025283. With that said nrt will work if that's what you want to do.
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jd1639 said:
I have to agree with bitdomo. It's much better not use the tool kit as you'll learn more about your device and how to get out of trouble down the road. There's a very good tut in the general forum on how to unlock the bootloader and root,http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47025283. With that said nrt will work if that's what you want to do.
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Well im use to using NRT and noticed that 5.1 and root and recovery and unlock bootloader are there so i think ill just go with that method. I just wanted to make sure im doing it right in order. Backup unlock BL and root and recovery
cell2011 said:
Well im use to using NRT and noticed that 5.1 and root and recovery and unlock bootloader are there so i think ill just go with that method. I just wanted to make sure im doing it right in order. Backup unlock BL and root and recovery
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Yes, that will work
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I installed a factory image for my nexus and kernel was not changed and when I installed TWRP recovery and go back to system it won't turn on until I factory reset again ? Any solutions ?
Please clarify, what is it that you want to achieve, exactly.
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I wanted to confirm did I flashed correctlly ? And have to flash kearneal manuually ?
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I wanted to confirm did I flashed correctlly ? And have to flash kearneal manuually ?
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I need more info, how did u flash it, did u use a Toolkit, fastboot whatnot? Did u flash the whole factory image or just the system img? How did u flash twrp?
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Are u seeing the "your device is corrupt" message?
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I flashed the factory image through ADB and Fastboot and phone into the bootloop then I factory reset the nexus and I checked the version there was 6.0 then I installed TWRP through toolkit and when boot into recovery and reboot the system it again went into bootloop and again I factory reset the device
Ubaid2020 said:
I flashed the factory image through ADB and Fastboot and phone into the bootloop then I factory reset the nexus and I checked the version there was 6.0 then I installed TWRP through toolkit and when boot into recovery and reboot the system it again went into bootloop and again I factory reset the device
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If you used wugs fresh tool kit. Then the application with automatically root the phone when you chose to install a custom recovery (twrp). Stock kernel does not support root, hence the reason for the bootloop
If this is the case, you will need to flash a kernel, through TWRP, that has root options like elementalx or hells core.
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Any Recommended toolkit ?
This would not have happened if you didn't use a toolkit.
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beekay201 said:
This would not have happened if you didn't use a toolkit.
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so how to install TWRP without toolkit ?
Ubaid2020 said:
so how to install TWRP without toolkit ?
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I think you may need to read some tutorials and general information first before moving forward. There are some guides in the general forum of this section. Also in the Q&A area.
Read up first before you brick your phone.
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Mojar7070 said:
I think you may need to read some tutorials and general information first before moving forward. There are some guides in the general forum of this section. Also in the Q&A area.
Read up first before you brick your phone.
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I even used One Plus One and it is so easy to install TWRP and nothing happend
but when i installed TWRP on my Nexus It goes into bootloop and the frustrating part is it takes 20 30 to boot up even after factory reset. may be i used the wrong toolkit but i only find one for the nexus 5 Toolkit 2.0.5
Like it has been suggested please read up on some of the guides to understand how to use adb and skip the toolkit.
See these basics ones - http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/guide-nexus-5-how-to-unlock-bootloader-t2507905 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701
I like to keep the commands from this thread handy since it doesn't have much clutter - http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/guide-update-rooted-device-to-5-1-lmy47d-t3050789 - but there are many guides reiterating this exact same commands.
Hope this helps you get out of your boot loop.